perpetual motion and sweetness...take one

maybe I'm just lucky

because really

how else does one get to spend a beautiful september morning

with all this sweetness and cuteness

?

I met this little pumpkin earlier this year while I was shopping in target and after my second glimpse of her I just knew I had to meet her

~

so I stopped and talked to her mom and told her I wasn't a stalker

that I was just a silly photographer

who would love to have her daughter's cuteness in my portfolio

~~

I handed her mom my business card and told her if she was interested to let me know

and

that all the photos would be completely free

as I really needed some more practice on "the wee ones"

and

then she contacted me

and

we set up a date

and

I asked my trusty assistant to come along

and

we met at what turned out to be the most perfect of parks

and

we laughed and ran around in circles

and

climbed and ran some more

and

that was all in the first hour

I came home with over 300 photos of this preciousness

and

not once did she cry or get distressed during our three hours together

~~

yes I said three hours

but you know what

we just let her play and run and be herself and I just followed or ran ahead of her

and

it all worked out beautifully

as she was free as a bird and never really even paid any attention to me

{sure she laughed at my running skills but who wouldn't}

~~

we changed outfits many times

we ate snacks and drank from sippy cups

we picked flowers

we rested a little

we laughed a lot

we played in a splash park

and

basically

we had a magical morning

and

I have so many "melt my heart" photos

which is why this is called take one

~~

so if you can stand all this sweetness

I'll be sharing more and more of her

because if you think these are cute

just wait until you see take two and three and four

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